GERVONTA Дэвис & LIAM WALSH MAKE WEIGHT FOR IBF JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY ON SHOWTIME® FROM LONDON

Бадр бокс® Пагоҳ/Шанбе дар 6 Земле. ВА/3 Земле. PT

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Лондон (Май 19, 2017) – America’s youngest world champion, Gervonta Дэвис, and undefeated No. 1 contender Liam Walsh both tipped the scale at the 130-pound limit during Русия Friday official weigh-in at the 133-year-old Theatre Royal Stratford East for Шанбе кард IBF Junior Lightweight World Championship on SHOWTIME.

Рӯзи Шанбе at the sold-out Copper Box Arena in London, the 22-year-old “Tank” Davis (17-0, 16 KOs) will attempt to become the first American to successfully defend his title on British soil in nearly a decade. The 30-year-old Walsh (21-0, 14 KOs) will aim to dethrone a man labeled by Davis promoter Floyd Mayweather as “the future of boxing” in the first defense of his IBF crown.

The referee for Davis vs. Walsh is Michael Alexander, and the judges are Howard Foster (Англия), Robin Taylor (Иёлоти Муттаҳидаи Амрико) and Deon Dwarte (Африқои Ҷанубӣ).

With fans chanting “Walsh is gonna get you” as Davis stepped on the scale, the Baltimore native narrowly missed the 130-pound limit by two ounces. Per IBF rules, Davis was given two hours to shed the extra ounces and successfully made weight approximately 90 дақиқа дертар.

“I feel good,” Davis said. “I’m ready.”

After the weigh-in, Walsh downplayed the tense stare down and words exchanged during the faceoff.

"Пагоҳ we’ll lay hands on each other for real and the best man will come on top. I’m gonna win. I’m going to give every last ounce of what I’ve got.”

Дэвис против. Walsh is part of a split-site, four-fight SHOWTME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast that begins on Шанбе, Май 20, дар 6 Земле. ВА/3 Земле. PT. Дар чорабинии асосии, Гари Расселл Jr. will make his second featherweight title defense and long-awaited homecoming against mandatory challenger Oscar Escandon live from MGM National Harbor just outside of Washington, D.C.

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